Historical Events
- French government led by prime Minister Georges Bidault resigns
- LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Cherry Hills CC: Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins her 4th Western Open; beats Peggy Kirk, 5 & 3
- NY Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 HRs & a triple
Famous Birthdays
- Derrick "Duckie" Simpson, rocker (Black Uhuru), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Léon Frissen, Dutch Queen's Commissioner of the province of Limburg (CDA)
- Mercedes R Lackey, American sci-fi author (Arrow's Fall, Magic's Pawn)
- Nancy Allen, American actress (Carrie, 1941, Robocop, Dress to Kill), born in NYC, New York